The researchers studied how different traits in chickpea plants are related to each other. They found that seed yield per plant is strongly linked to traits like number of seeds per pod, 100 seed weight, and pods per plant. These traits directly affect seed yield, with number of seeds per pod having the biggest impact. Other traits like biological yield per plant and harvest index also indirectly influence seed yield. Understanding these relationships can help breeders improve chickpea yield and its component traits.